Rebecca Macfie to chair discussion on scaling for change in Aotearoa

We’re delighted to announce that Christchurch-based journalist Rebecca Macfie will be joining us to chair the Q&A discussion at our “Making Moonshots Possible: Scaling for Change in Aotearoa” event on Friday 3 May.

Rebecca joins social entrepreneur Jimmy McLauchlan, Tindall Foundation Manager John McCarthy, and Professor Stuart McNaughton, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Ministry of Education, in the session which looks at the remarkable story of local “moonshot” initiative ENGAGE , and what we can learn from its multi-year scaling journey.

This event is free for Partners and invited guests.

About Rebecca

Rebecca has over three decades' experience writing about environmental, social and economic issues. She is the author of two books, and is the 2024 JD Stout Research Fellow at the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies at Victoria University Te Herenga Waka. Rebecca will be known by many of you for her excellent “Hardship & Hope” series for the Listener - a series that was made possible by philanthropists Scott and Mary Gilmour. You can download pdfs of the articles by clicking on the images below.

Hardship & Hope articles

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